naengmyeon

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noun

A Korean dish of long, thin hand-made noodles made from flour and starch from various ingredients.

OriginKorean 냉면(冷麵) →
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Meanings

nounnaengmyeon (uncountable)

alternative raengmyŏn · alternative raengmyon · alternative naengmyŏn · alternative naengmyon

  1. uncountableA Korean dish of long, thin hand-made noodles made from flour and starch from various ingredients.

Origin

  1. Korean냉면(冷麵)
  2. Englishnaengmyeon

Borrowed from Korean 냉면(冷麵) (naengmyeon, literally “cold noodles”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 冷麵 /冷面
  • 冷麵 /冷面 (lěngmiàn)dish
Japanese 冷麺, ネンミョン
  • 冷麺 (reimen)dish
  • ネンミョン (nenmyon)dish
  • レンミョン (renmyon)dish
Korean 냉면, 랭면
  • 냉면 (naengmyeon)dish
  • 랭면 (raengmyeon)dish
Russian нэнмён, рэнмён
  • нэнмён (nɛnmjón)dish
  • рэнмён (rɛnmjón)dish
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APA

naengmyeon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naengmyeon

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“naengmyeon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naengmyeon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “naengmyeon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naengmyeon.

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